ASEAN, China's friendship organizations hold video meeting on COVID-19

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga attends the special video meeting between friendship organizations of ASEAN member nations and China on May 19. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at the event, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga shared Vietnam’s experience in combating COVID-19, with the motto “fighting the epidemic like fighting the enemy” kept in mind.

As the ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnam has worked closely with other member states to contain the novel coronavirus through a unified, multi-sectoral and community-based approach, she said.

The ASEAN countries, in many ways, have cooperated closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners, including China, to produce a prompt and effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nga added.

She urged the countries to maintain a peaceful, stable and cooperative environment in the region to push back the epidemic and economic recession.

Solidarity and mutual assistance are the keys for all countries to overcome this difficult time, she said.

Nga went on to say that VUFO is committed to coordinating closely with friendship organizations of the ASEAN nations to enhance exchanges and foster partnerships between them and China./.

VNA